Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,523 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Gene Chandler (1937- )
Vernon Dahmer
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Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966)
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Donald Dean Haley (1932-2018)
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Marita Odette Bonner (1899-1971)

Explore Global African History

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Lucy Buyaphi Mvubelo (née Twala) (1920-2000)
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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (1925-2007)
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Alioune Diop (1910-1980)
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J.B. Danquah (1895-1965)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Earl Whaley's Orchestra Over Shanghai, ca 1937
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The Black Pacific, 1919-1941: African Americans and Asia in the Interwar Period
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers
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The Best of Reclaiming Kin: Helpful Tips on Researching Your Roots
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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